Lelouch opened his eyes tiredly just like he had been doing in the last three months. Today was the day, the traitors would be 'executed' and more importantly for him, Lelouch vi Britannia would die, leaving a peaceful world behind him.

Many people would become more ambitious if they learnt their death was coming in two month and would try to improve their lives and leave their children a good life. Others would become depressed and would await death hopelessly, and perhaps many others would become paranoid and would try to stop their death fruitlessly and waste away their remaining lives. Lelouch vi Britannia couldn't do any of those. He was being forced to act like someone he was not because of a plan. The real thing that was stomach wrenching was the fact that this was his plan. His greatest and biggest plan actually. After seeing his parents he had decided that if the world was going to be peaceful a man or a woman would have to be the hate of whole world. Some side would have to win. And here he was, the hate of whole world, the man who would lose the war today.

The plan was basic, he would claim himself the 99th emperor of Britannia and make the court approve by using his geass. A coup had happened but Suzaku took care of it and Lelouch made him his knight of zero as a 'reward' though he was to become the Knight of Zero eventually. The coup just made it more glorious, a man taking down four of the knights of the round, one of them being the knight of one, was unbelievable to common people but Lelouch wasn't surprised his friend always was a demon when it came to physical powers. Lelouch abolished the numbers and areas system, integrating them to the empire directly. With that, he applied to UFN. He used his old academy as a decoy and trapped the world leaders there and made them his hostages. Seeing Kaguya cry was heart shattering for Lelouch. Then Schneizel decided to nuke Pentagon. Lelouch didn't like or even know the entire family of his but having seen the destruction that damn F.L.E.I.J.A bomb knew how many casualties there could be other than the Imperial Family and nearly all of them were like this because of the way they grew in the palace and he honestly believed that they could be changed. Maybe he could not but Nunnally could. She could bring the best out of anyone. With that in mind he attacked Schneizel's forces at Mt.Fuji. It could have been disastrous if Lelouch hadn't kept the hostages on his flagship. He won against Schneizel and geassed him to serve Zero. Suzaku was one of the best pilots mankind could offer but he was no tactical genius, he would need Schneizel and if he happened to help, Li Xingke.

Nunnally opening her eyes was a shock for him. She had broken though Charles' geass, he had smiled bitterly once he learnt that, she was strong than she appeared to be, Nunnally was always like that even when they were child. Using his geass against his sweet sister hurt his entire being. Then she fell though the stairs trying to stop him, leaving her there laying helplessly broke his heart and he wanted to carry her to safety while apologizing to her endlessly. He steeled his heart and sent a last sneer upon her before his tears started to fall. Then he left taking the Damocles' key with him, he tried to act like he wasn't hearing echoes of her curses for the week and the following week.

From then to now, all Lelouch felt was pressure and hate. He was surprising himself by not cracking open. For the two months he had been acting like a cartoonish bad guy and every second of it was torture. He had underestimated the world's hate. Every man and woman looked at him with hate in their eyes. All of his siblings were dead leaving only Nunnally, Cornelia and Schneizel alive. Cornelia had decided to rebel against his rule, he only wished they could talk more. Euphy's death hurt both of them. She was shocked when he revealed that he was Zero and even then she asked for his reasons. Lelouch only hoped that his death would bring her some peace and relief. Schneizel was dead for Lelouch. Nunnally choosing Schneizel instead of him hurt more than it should. Why wouldn't she chose her elder brother when Lelouch was the devil? He tried not to think about it much but with each day all of his regrets had been playing in front pf him. He shouldn't have joked about killing Japanese even if it was to prove a point. He should have spent more time with Shirley. How he missed her now. What would she think if she saw him like this? Would she hate him like others. That thought made his heart ache. He should have spent more time with Nunnally too, he wouldn't be seeing his little sister? How would she look at his corpse Lelouch wondered. With hate or anger? Or perhaps she wouldn't want to look at it. Nobody would like to look at a devil's corpse.

Deception was a different thing than this, it meant showing a different face to others. This was sickening acting like someone he wasn't. He wondered if Kallen felt like this while acting like a sickly girl in school. But at last the day he would die had come.

While making this plan he was thinking of punishing himself. The punishment would be death undoubtedly. Now it seemed to be the reverse now. Before, he wanted a future with Nunnally now he just wanted to escape from the hateful eyes. This would serve as a perfect revenge for Suzaku. Euphemia had died having her name tarnished and now the man who tarnished her name would die with the name 'Demon Emperor' added to his name. He seriously hoped his friend was happy with that.

He prepared himself for the pain that would be caused by the sword cutting though his heart and more importantly seeing his queen and sweet sister glaring hatefully to him. Even his self claimed wife would hate him. It was really depressing for him.

C.C had went to a church if what she told him was true. Lelouch was really glad she had stayed with him until this day. After Suzaku was considered 'dead' she had kept him company until the day of Zero Requiem.

The execution time was approaching quickly. The prisoners would be paraded around to show the strength of Britannian Empire. Even if he didn't want to see his old friends being paraded around it was his decision, his plan that had pushed him and them to this positions. He took a deep breath to calm his nerves and especially looked at his hand to see if it was not shivering. After making sure that it wasn't he went outside, to his throne, his place of death.

Seeing Nunnally chained in that revealing dress, seeing his old friends chained in a cross… being betrayed by them was still a touchy subject for him. He could understand Ohgi, Tamaki or Chiba but his old teacher Tohdoh? Tohdoh knew of his hate for Britannia. If the problem was being used, they were using Zero to liberate Japan and he was using them to get his revenge on Britannia. He didn't delve too deep into that. It didn't matter who was right or wrong, what mattered was peace was on it's way. The Black Knight's hate wouldn't diminish and they would curse his name every turn in their remaining lives.

It was ironic really, for every plan he had completed he felt happier and happier, now his greatest plan was coming altogether yet he hadn't felt this bad in his entire life.

He sat on his throne and watched as the people hurled insults and curses to his name. He didn't give the a reaction other than a smirk which angered them even more. He made sure to not make eye contact with the prisoners, his heart had been tarnished enough.

He wondered what Milly or Rivalz thought, they couldn't remember Nunnally because of his damn father. He was sure Jeremiah would know the time to use his geass canceller on them. He hoped they would live great lives starting from today.

Just as the parade ended a masked figure appeared and ran towards him. He tried not to smile and act surprised. The knightmares took the standard procedure and started to shoot the masked man. Zero, surprising everyone who had known him and his real identity, dodged the bullets and leaped behind them. Jeremiah, his loyal soldier and one of the persons who knew his plan shouted at the soldiers, telling not to attack and he would take care of the attacker. Zero didn't even bother fighting the cyborg, he used Jeremiah's shoulder as a leap and landed on the start of the stairs leading to his throne.

Nunnally looked at the masked aggressor wonderingly, she oblivously knew the real Zero, he was standing on his throne looking shocked. Lelouch couldn't see Suzaku's face or eyes because of his mask but he just knew that Suzaku looked at his sister pityingly. After that brief second he leaped onto the stairs and got to the throne in almost inhumane speed. He smiled inside, Suzaku was truly an excellent soldier.

Lelouch screamed angrily as much as a man awaiting death could, "You mongrel!" then he pulled out his pistol to try to 'shoot' Zero. The funny thing was there was no magazine in the gun, even if there was Suzaku could take him apart before Lelouch could even touch the trigger.

Zero unleashed his blade from it's sheathe. It truly was a magnificent blade, perfect for killing the 'Demon Emperor'. The blade shone in the sunlight before it went inside his heart. Lelouch hadn't expected it to be painless but the pain was truly overbearing. With his last strength he held on Zero's shoulder and whispered to his ear, "Thank you Suzaku, you were my best friend." Lelouch could have sworn that he heard his friend sniffing but the mask's voice mechanisms made it hard to hear.

He fell and slid, his body aching with every action it took unintentionally, onto his sister's hands. He could see her mouth move but couldn't understand anything she said. The pain was overwhelming him but he could hear her cries. She had understood their plan. That was bad but it was expected from his sweet sister. He smiled roughly, leave it to his sister to understand people. Lelouch opened his mouth and with a hoarse voice said, "Nunnally? I-I am so sorry. Thank you for being my sister." He wasn't even sure what he said, he just wanted to tell her something before he passed on, so he just rambled without being able to keep himself together.

He could feel Nunnally's hot tears on his face as his eyes were closing, the pain was finally diminishing. Lelouch thought about Shirley and Euphemia, would he meet them? He hoped so but his chances were slim. 'Shirley… am I coming to you?' was the last thought of Lelouch vi Britannia the Demon Emperor and 99th Emperor of Britannian Empire as his eyes closed and his heart stilled.